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Shadow of Lesotho's 'famo' music wars hangs over Soweto massacre
Shadow of Lesotho's 'famo' music wars hangs over Soweto massacre
Africa
by  AFP

When 16 people were shot dead at a South African tavern, few thought the investigation would lead to the kingdom of Lesotho, where a war between rival music gangs has claimed scores of lives. More than 15 percent of mountainous Lesotho's 2.2 million people live in South Africa.

Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul
Ethereum blockchain set for 'monumental' overhaul
World
by  AFP

An army of computer programmers scattered across the globe is set to attempt one of the biggest software upgrades the crypto sector has ever seen this week to reduce its environmentally unfriendly energy consumption. At the moment, so-called crypto miners use energy-guzzling rigs of computers to solve puzzles that reward them with new coins -- a system known as "proof of work".

Appeal to start in French court over Charlie Hebdo attack
Appeal to start in French court over Charlie Hebdo attack
World
by  AFP

An appeal trial is set to begin Monday as two men ruled to have helped Islamist gunmen prepare a deadly 2015 attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo seek to overturn their convictions. The first trial was held in 2020 with 14 defendants -- some tried in their absence -- accused of helping the gunmen prepare and organise the attacks in the French capital.

'A necessity': Lebanon's forced conversion to solar
'A necessity': Lebanon's forced conversion to solar
World
by  AFP

Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice cream again -- a treat in a sun-baked country plagued by power cuts. "For two years the kids have been asking for ice cream, now it's finally time," said Toula mini-market owner Jacqueline Younes, beaming.